Daily Archive: Thursday, September 14, 2017

  Assistant Commissioner of Police Paul Williams will act as Crime Chief until the return from leave of Detective Senior Superintendent Wendell Blanhum.

(Trinidad Guardian) Government has agreed to put a moratorium on retrenchment in the public sector until December 31.

President David Granger yesterday said that Guyana looks forward to deepening its relations with the Kingdom of Spain in investment, trade and tourism.

(Barbados Nation) Five men were yesterday remanded  over the murder of  British National, Steven Weare 49 years, formerly of Newcastle Plantation House, St.John,

With Government announcing that construction of the new Demerara Harbour Bridge will begin next year, several concerns need to be urgently addressed and more specifically as it relates to funding and land acquisition, Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday said.

Citing recent hurricane activity, the state-owned Guyana Oil Company yesterday announced that fuel prices will be going up with effect from today.

A convicted prisoner is now on the run after he was discovered missing yesterday from the Mazaruni Prison farm.

An investigation has been launched into private Facebook conversations between President David Granger’s Public Information and Press Services Officer Lloyda Nicholas-Garrett and friends which were allegedly leaked, Head of the Press and Publicity Unit of the Ministry of the Presidency (MOTP), Mark Archer said last evening.

The McDonald’s General Store on Alexander Street is downsizing its operations, due to competition from Chinese importers.

Future Stars will battle underdog Ol Skool Ballers in the final of the Guinness ‘Cage’ Football Championships Saturday following semi-final wins against Leopold Street and Back Circle respectively on Tuesday.

Social media singer ‘Tear Drop’ yesterday broke down in tears in the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court when he was arraigned on a robbery charge in which he is accused of stealing over $1.1 million.

A Norton Street grandfather was yesterday sentenced to four years imprisonment and fined $30,000 after admitting to possession of narcotics when he appeared before Magistrate Judy Latchman.

KARACHI, Pakistan,  CMC – The Pakistan Cricket Board has confirmed a three-match Twenty20 series against West Indies set for Lahore in late November.

The CH&PA yesterday admitted that there was no consultation with the Mocha Arcadia Neighbour-hood Democratic Council (NDC), prior to an announcement that squatters from Lombard and Broad streets would be relocated there.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Former West Indies Women’s captain, Merissa Aguilleira, said she was “a bit saddened” by the sacking of the entire management unit following the recent failed Women’s World Cup campaign, but says she is excited by the prospect of working with the new interim management team.

Almost three weeks after Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo submitted a third list of nominees for the post of Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (Gecom), President David Granger is still to make his position known.

Sensible batting by Shawn Massiah led a Floodlights XI to a convincing six-wicket win over Parika Defenders in a specially arranged T20 match under lights at the Demerara Cricket Club ground last Friday night.

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF), has enabled 33 player transfers, inclusive of five international transferals during the recently concluded ‘Summer’ transfer window period of June 1st–31st July 2017.

The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) was ordered yesterday by the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to do more in terms of rolling out new landline service and addressing their fault reports.

History was created on Monday when Victory Valley Royals humbled Bankers Trust Falcons 206-46 in the Mackenzie Sports Club (MSC) Open Basketball Championships at the Malteenoes Sports Club Hard-Court, Linden.

No official request has been made by the owner of the historic Freemasons’ Hall for financial assistance to execute needed repairs to the facility, according to the Chairman of the National Trust Board Lennox Hernandez.

The Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) has awarded a contract for the drilling of a new well at Koko, Region 1.

BELFAST, Ireland, CMC – West Indies captain, Jason Holder, has rued the washed out One-Day International against Ireland, which robbed the Caribbean side of valuable match practice ahead of the upcoming five-match series against England.

In light of the claims by the Regional Executive Officer (REO) of Region Two, Rupert Hopkinson that contractors were not being directed to their projects sites and not being paid on time, Chairman of the Regional Democratic Council (RDC), Devanand Ramdatt says that the issues highlighted were as a result of the REO’s failure to communicate properly with the work services group.

LAHORE, Pakistan,  (Reuters) – The International Cricket Council (ICC) has agreed to back Pakistan’s efforts to resume international cricket in their own country and said it would provide financial assistance for security needs.

LAHORE, Pakistan, CMC – West Indies leg-spinner Samuel Badree played a key role as the World XI levelled the three-match Independence Cup Twenty20 series with a seven-wicket win at the Gaddafi Stadium here  yesterday.

The number of families affected by Tuesday afternoon’s thunderstorm in Linden has now reached 50 and continues to rise as more requests for assistance are being made.

HOLLYWOOD, Fla.,  (Reuters) – Eight elderly patients died yesterday after being left inside a stifling South Florida nursing home that lost power during Hurricane Irma, prompting a criminal investigation and adding a tragic new dimension to mounting loss of life from the storm.

Dear Editor, In relation to the letter in Stabroek News on August 19 about the noise levels at night around All Saints Church, New Amsterdam, I have received the complaint.

The planned US$1.4M fire boat which will be stationed at the Demerara Harbour will be a major boost to the Guyana Fire Service (GFS).

GUATEMALA CITY, (Reuters) – Guatemala’s Congress yesterday approved a “national emergency” decree to curb penalties for illegal election financing after the country’s president was linked to suspected irregularities during his 2015 election campaign.

(Reuters) – Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane warned defences around Europe that Cristiano Ronaldo is only just getting started when the Portuguese returned to action after a month by scoring twice in a 3-0 win over APOEL Nicosia yesterday.

Dear Editor, The public discussion on the Access to Information Act organised by the Guyana Bar Association was both useful and timely, particularly in the light of public calls for the disclosure of contracts entered into by the Government of Guyana.

UNITED NATIONS,  (Reuters) – U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and the U.N.

Dear Editor, The curtain has been drawn and the stage is boldly set to go into full-time paddy production at the now abandoned Wales Sugar Plantation.

The Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF) Segregated Portfolio Company (SPC) will make payments totaling US$29.6 million to six Caribbean countries impacted by Hurricane Irma under their Tropical Cyclone (TC) insurance policies.

(Cricinfo) A reported blast has occurred during a Shpageeza Cricket League match between Boost Defenders and MIS Ainak Knights in Kabul yesterday afternoon.

The Office of Climate Change (OCC) on Tuesday opened a three-day workshop at the Herdmanston Lodge, which will focus on building the capacity of community leaders and private and public sector stakeholders to tap  the international Green Climate Fund (GCF) A release from the Ministry of the Presidency on Tuesday noted that the Green Climate Fund was set up in 2010 at the 16th Conference of Parties in Cancun, Mexico and is now the world’s largest dedicated climate fund.

Dear Editor, The Caribbean Voice (TCV) notes Ms Annie Baliram’s missive captioned ‘I have advanced a fundamental hypothesis on suicide’ in Stabroek News of September 11 in response to our corrections to inaccuracies and oversights in her original letter on suicide in Guyana.

PORT LOUIS, (Reuters) – The attorney general of the island nation of Mauritius stepped down yesterday after allegations he had helped launder gambling money.

LONDON, (Reuters) – FIFA is struggling to implement reforms and change its operating culture because its leaders are more worried about their own political futures, a former top official said yesterday.

SAO PAULO,  (Reuters) – Brazil’s federal police yesterday arrested the chief executive of JBS SA, the world’s No.

A West Coast Berbice cash crop farmer is contemplating his next move after a fire of unknown origin destroyed his two-storey wooden house last Friday evening.

(Reuters) – American tennis star Serena Williams yesterday announced the name and released first pictures of her baby girl, revealing that they had spent a week in the hospital following the Sept.

Dear Editor, The human rights and fundamental freedom of our Amerindian people are protected through our revised Constitution of 2003 and other legislation and statutory measures.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said yesterday that taxes on rich Americans might rise, as he pursues a tax code overhaul and reaches out to both Democrats and Republicans in a push to win support for a plan still far from complete.

President David Granger yesterday accepted Letters of Credence from Lilian Chatterjee, accrediting her the High Commissioner Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Canada to Guyana.

The International Labour Organization (ILO) is hosting a capacity-building workshop in Guyana which began yesterday and will go up to tomorrow.

The funeral service of Cesare Francis Granger, brother of President David Granger, was yesterday held at the Kaashi Dhaam Hindu Crematorium, Ruimzight, Region Three.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The University of West Indies, Mona (UWI) will set up and operate a 7 megawatt liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility, which is projected to shave off up to $350 million annually from the campus’ energy costs.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp put a brave face on after watching his side throw away a lead with another poor defensive display in their Champions League encounter with Sevilla at Anfield  yesterday.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The Trump administration yesterday told U.S. government agencies to remove Kaspersky Lab products from their networks, saying it was concerned the Moscow-based cyber security firm was vulnerable to Kremlin influence and that using its anti-virus software could jeopardize national security.

Dear Editor, It was the APNU and AFC before the 2011 elections and again as coalition partners while in full campaign mode before the May 2015 election, which saw a jumbie behind every bush and screamed corruption.

(Reuters) – Jordan Spieth has said finishing runner-up over the next two weeks on the PGA Tour would suit him just fine.

On Sunday last, the world observed Suicide Prevention Day; the global theme was ‘Take a Minute, Change a Life,’ in a push to reduce the annual worldwide death rate, estimated at some 800,000 by the World Health Organisation, based on statistics gathered from around the world.

Dear Editor, Guyana is a relatively young country that needs a lot of healing and reconciliation.

As the faint remnants of long lived Irma finally weakened into light scattered showers across the distant American valleys of Mississippi, Ohio and Tennessee, shell-shocked survivors slowly started to take stock following the latest deadly hurricane.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Pete Domenici, a former minor league baseball pitcher who became a major league power player in the U.S.